HOWARD, SD - HCND station 394037

394037 - HOWARD, South Dakota

Latitude
44° 1´N

Longitude
97° 31´W

Elevation
1560 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

27 mi	W :	FORESTBURG 3NE, SD
28 mi	SSW :	ALEXANDRIA, SD
54 mi	S :	MENNO, SD
60 mi	E :	PIPESTONE, MN
61 mi	N :	CLARK, SD
65 mi	NNE :	WATERTOWN FAA AP, SD
65 mi	SE :	CANTON 4WNW, SD
77 mi	W :	GANN VALLEY 4NW, SD
78 mi	ESE :	ROCK RAPIDS, IA
85 mi	WSW :	ACADEMY 2NE, SD

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	15191	83.2%	6133	81.1%
TMIN	15221	83.3%	6178	81.7%
PRCP	13591	74.4%	5275	69.7%
SNOW	11359	62.2%	4228	55.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6133 by year	33.5°F	15.2°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=57°F	428	0.33	83	36	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	409	-0.49	56	127	2.3*	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=57°F	428	0.12	76	43	1.8*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	409	-0.40	50	121	2.4*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=57°F	428	40	88	2.2*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=9°F	409	39	76	1.9*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6178 by year	12.7°F	15.3°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-13°F	428	-0.44	55	117	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	537	0.23	101	56	1.8*	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-13°F	428	-0.23	65	116	1.8*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	537	-0.05	61	62	1.0	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-13°F	428	33	70	2.1*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=32°F	537	94	110	1.2	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	5275 by year	0.03"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	935	0.18"	-0.17	133	183	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	180	0.55"	0.03	26	25	1.0	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	935	0.18"	-0.22	99	182	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	180	0.55"	-0.33	6	30	5.0*	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	935	0.18"	153	167	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.28"	180	0.55"	39	31	1.3	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4228 by year	0.23"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

SNOW and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	450	2.17"	-0.34	58	112	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	5.60"	-0.17	7	16	2.3	map	table

SNOW and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	450	2.17"	-0.30	56	106	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	5.60"	-0.62	2	20	10.0*	map	table

SNOW and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	450	2.17"	58	73	1.3	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	77	5.60"	4	13	3.2*	map	table

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